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G. J. LETGHWORTH. LINE RING FOR HAMES. No. 314,034. Patented Mar. 17, 1885.

minassm/ 31? M NITED, STATES GEORGE J. LETOHWORTH,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

LINE-RING FOR HAMES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 314,03 dated March 1'7, 1885.

Application filed November 11, 1884. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. LETCHWORTH, of the city of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Line-Rings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in the construction of the line-rings which are attached to hames and used to guide the lines when the harness is in use, and through which the lines are often looped when the harness is not in use. These rings are ordinarily attached to the harnes by a single staple in which the ring is swiveled, so that the ring can turn backwardly and forwardly while retaining a vertical position. WVhen the ring has considerable play in the eye of the hame staple, or the latter becomesloose in the haine, the ring inclines forwardly or backwardly without retaining its Vertical position, which is unsightly and objectionable, because this motion of the ring tends to further loosen the staple, wl1ich,final ly, is pulled out of the hame. The object of my invention is to obviate this difficulty, and attach the line-ring to the hame in a simple and inexpensive manner and so as to retain at all times a vertical position; and my invention consists to that end of the improvement in the construction of the ring, which will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of my improved linering. Fig. 2 is a vertical section in line 00 00, Fig. 1.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

A represents the hame, B the line-ring, and G 0 two or more staples by which the ring is attached to the harne. The ring Bis made oval'or of other suitable form, and the inner bar, d, of the ring, adjacent to the haine, is

made straightand provided with two journals,

The journals 0 are arranged at a suitable distance from each other, so as to form two distinct and separate points of support, one above the other, whereby the line-ring is securely held in a vertical position under all circumstances, while being permitted to turn forwardly and backwardly in the usual manner.

The two staples O 0 form a strong and reliable fastening for the line-ring, which fastening is not much more expensive than the ordinary single fastening, because the staples can be made much lighter than ordinarily, thereby avoiding the weakening of the hanne by the single large hole through which the staples ordinarily pass. Both staples are 1orendered very compact and durable.

I am aware that a line-ring provided with a brace to which a fastening is applied is not new; but this construction is objectionable, because the brace is liable to be broken, and because the device is unsightly and expensive.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, with a hame, of a linewith two journals, and two staples embracing said journals within the ring, substantially as set forth.

2. Thc'combinat-ion, with a hame, of the 1ine-ring provided with a straight bar, (1, adjacent to the hame, and two staples, G G, embracing said bar within the ring at a suitable distance one above the other, substantially as set fort-h.

G. J. LETOHWORTH.

\Vitnesses:

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J. W. DANFORTH.

e, which turn in the eyes f of the staples C.

cated within the ring, whereby the device is 7 ring provided on the side adjacent to the hame 

